The Church of the Brethren Annual Conference affirmed board-elected and constituency-elected directors and trustees for the denomination\u2019s Mission and Ministry Board and the Conference agencies Bethany Theological Seminary, On Earth Peace, and Brethren Benefit Trust (BBT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
BBT presented one appointment that needed to be affirmed because the person was chosen to fulfill the unexpired term of an Annual Conference-elected director. BBT also reported four appointments of board members who did not need to be affirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also affirmed were district executive representatives to the denomination\u2019s Leadership Team and the Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The list included names that would have been brought to the 2020 Annual Conference, some of whose terms already have concluded<\/strong>. Among these were several nominated to fill unexpired terms on the Mission and Ministry Board, with those nominations coming from the Nominating Committee of the Standing Committee of district delegates to Annual Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Torin Eikler<\/strong>, executive minister of Northern Indiana District, was affirmed as the appointee of the Council of District Executives to serve a 3-year term<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gene Hagenberger<\/strong> of Hanover, Pa., and Grossnickle Church of the Brethren, was affirmed as the appointee of the Council of District Executives to fill an unexpired 3\u00bd-year term ending in 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Martha Stover Barlow<\/strong> of Harrisonburg, Va., and Montezuma Church of the Brethren, named by the Nominating Committee to an unexpired Conference-elected 9-month term that ends in 2021, representing Area 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lauren Seganos Cohen<\/strong> of San Gabriel, Calif., and Pomona Fellowship Church of the Brethren, named by the Nominating Committee to an Annual Conference-elected unexpired 5-year term ending in 2024, representing Area 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n John Michael Hoffman<\/strong> of McPherson, Kan., and Monitor Church of the Brethren, to serve an at-large 5-year term ending in 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meghan Horne Mauldin<\/strong> of Columbus, N.C., and Mill Creek Church of the Brethren, named by the Nominating Committee to an unexpired Conference-elected 2.7-year term that ends in 2023, representing Area 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n John Mueller<\/strong> of Fleming Island, Fla., and Rock Bible Church of the Brethren, named by the Nominating Committee to an unexpired Conference-elected term that term that would have ended in 2021, representing Area 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n Joanna Wave Willoughby<\/strong> of Wyoming, Mich., and Common Spirit Church of the Brethren, to serve an at-large 5-year term that ends in 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rebecca Miller Zeek<\/strong> of Duncansville, Pa., and Bedford Church of the Brethren, named by the Nominating Committee to an unexpired Conference-elected 1-year term that ends in 2022, representing Area 1<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mark A. Clapper<\/strong> of Elizabethtown, Pa., and Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren, to serve a second 5-year at-large term ending in 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Karen O. Crim<\/strong> of Dayton, Ohio, and Beavercreek Church of the Brethren, to serve a second 5-year at-large term ending in 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n John Flora<\/strong> of Bridgewater, Va., and Bridgewater Church of the Brethren, to serve a second at-large 5-year term ending in 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n Richard Rose<\/strong> of Claremont, Calif., the University of La Verne, and the African Methodist Episcopal Church, to serve an at-large 5-year term ending in 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n Janis Fahs<\/strong> of North Manchester, Ind., and Manchester Church of the Brethren, to serve a 4-year term ending in 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n Donna March<\/strong> of Carpentersville, Ill., and Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren, to serve an unexpired Conference-elected 1-year term ending in 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gerald (Jerry) Patterson<\/strong> of Fairfax, Va., and Manassas Church of the Brethren, to serve a 4-year term ending in 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wayne T. Scott<\/strong> of Harrisburg, Pa., and Mechanicsburg Church of the Brethren, elected by Pension Plan participants to represent the Fellowship of Brethren Homes for a 4-year term ending in 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kathryn Whitacre<\/strong> of McPherson, Kan., and McPherson First Church of the Brethren, elected by Pension Plan participants (the Brethren Ministers Association and the Council of District Executives) to a 4-year term ending in 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rudy Amaya<\/strong> of Pasadena, Calif., and Principe de Paz Church of the Brethren, to serve a 4-year term ending in 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n Irvin R. Heishman<\/strong> of Tipp City, Ohio, and West Charleston Church of the Brethren, to serve a second 5-year term ending in 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Church of the Brethren Annual Conference affirmed board-elected and constituency-elected directors and trustees for the denomination\u2019s Mission and Ministry Board and the Conference agencies Bethany Theological Seminary, On Earth Peace, and Brethren Benefit Trust (BBT). 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Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Mission and Ministry Board<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Bethany Theological Seminary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Brethren Benefit Trust<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
On Earth Peace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n